Yesterday, we taught our very last lesson about HIV to the children at BASICS. Today, we administer our post-program survey. Reflecting back on the work we have done, we feel pretty proud! It’s clear the students have been interested in the things we have been teaching them- we are often asked, “when do we learn about HIV again?” We feel the hard work we have done to put this program together has paid off. To top it off, the Associate Dean of our college has even asked us to submit an article for the alumni newsletter about our project and that’s pretty flattering.
We don’t know if we will ever fully understand the impact that we have had on the children of BASICS but hope that they have gleaned something from our program and stop the spread of HIV. We hope that they will take the knowledge they’ve gained and share it with others in this poor community.
This has been the ultimate learning experience for us in terms of truly understanding how forming a research experiment and carrying it out works. We know there are many mistakes that we can correct in the future, but without this opportunity, we may never had understood the details that often get overlooked.
We don’t know if we will ever fully understand the impact that we have had on the children of BASICS but hope that they have gleaned something from our program and stop the spread of HIV. We hope that they will take the knowledge they’ve gained and share it with others in this poor community.
This has been the ultimate learning experience for us in terms of truly understanding how forming a research experiment and carrying it out works. We know there are many mistakes that we can correct in the future, but without this opportunity, we may never had understood the details that often get overlooked.
We are looking forward to coming home and having constant electricity, running water, and not having to ride the tro tros!
We have very much enjoyed your writings and wish you well on your long trip home.
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